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Save the Date: Moderator to Address MCC Live
You are invited to join Rev. Elder Dr. Nancy Wilson, Moderator of Metropolitan Community Churches, as she will be delivering a live webcast on Thursday, 28 June 2012, at 5:00pm UTC/GMT (1:00pm US Eastern).
We received overwhelmingly positive feedback from the last webcast in March, so we have decided to have this type of event on a semi-regular basis with the Moderator. Dr. Wilson will provide some exciting updates on recent events and key issues that she and the Governing Board have been working to address since the last face-to-face Governing Board meeting in March.
The webcast will last approximately 20 minutes. It will be recorded for subsequent viewing on the MCC Governing Board website. You will be able to access the live broadcast via the MCC website here: http://www.mccchurch.org/live.
In order to expand our international reach and allow as many people as possible to watch and/or listen in for no cost, there will not be a conference line needed for this event.
If you have questions or comments following the presentation, please write to Rev. Dr. Robert Griffin at GoverningBoard@MCCchurch.net. We look forward to you joining us!
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We lift up in prayer all who are traveling while doing the work of MCC, especially the delegations this month to Europe ( Rev. Elder Dr. Nancy Wilson and Rev. Pat Bumgardner, accompanied by Jochen Gewecke); Australia (Rev. Elder Darlene Garner, Rev. Elder Mona West); and Asia (Rev. Elder Ken Martin, Rev. Stedney Phillips).
MCC joins in celebrating recent and significant marriage equality news in the U.S. Click here to read the Global Justice Institute's statement on the recent DOMA ruling by the First U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Massachusetts). Click here to read the Global Justice Institute's statement on the recent Prop 8 ruling by the Ninth U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (California).
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2012 U.S. Board of Pensions: Hank Hueber, Rev. Wes Mullins, Tony Somora, Jeremiah Nelson, Rev. Alycia Erickson, Rev. Tom Emmett, Rev. Carolyn Mobley, and Keith Thompson
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The UFMCC Board of Pensions (USA) met for their annual meeting in May in Sarasota, Florida (USA), the hometown of board member Hank Hueber and Plan Administrator Bill Hooper. They had an in-depth, face-to-face meeting with financial advisor Michael Burchieri of UBS, and they made a few changes to further strengthen the fund's performance. They also elected new officers to two year terms: Rev. Wes Mullins, President; Keith Thompson, Vice President; Tony Somora, Treasurer; Rev. Alycia Erickson, Clerk. The Board passed resolutions to formally thank Devon Avery, who had served as President and retired from the Board, and Rev. Mark Bidwell, who had served as Clerk of the BOP until his death early this year. The entire Board of Pensions will be at General Conference XXV in Chicago (Illinois, USA) in July 2013, and they are preparing some new, helpful resources that will be available at Conference.
For updates, click here to access the BOP web page.
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MCC General Conference XXV
1-5 July 2013
Chicago, Illinois (USA)
MCC is proud to welcome to our 25th General Conference the premier progressive preacher in the U.S., Dr. James Forbes. Dr. Forbes will bless us with his preaching on Tuesday night of Conference and will be the lead speaker at our first-ever "preaching clinic" on Thursday.
Dr. Forbes has long been a champion of the vision of the inclusive church and on the forefront of many justice struggles that challenge our culture and the church of Jesus Christ. Dr. Forbes was nurtured in the Pentecostal Church and has a powerful, ecumenical and prophetic voice for our nation and the world. He has long been a supporter of the full inclusion of LGBT people in the life and ministry of the church. Click here for his full bio.
It will be an honor and a blessing to have him minister to the people of MCC at our global gathering in Chicago next year! We know his timely message will be one of those transformative moments we look forward to at General Conference!
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MCC pastor Rev. Marcio Retamero (second from the left), ICM Betel, in Rio de Janeiro took part in a discussion in the Brazilian Federal Senate in Brasilia City in favor of LGBT people in May 2012.
Rev. Candy Holmes has partnered with Rev. Joseph Tolton of The Fellowship of Affirming Ministries and Rev. Cedric Harmon of Many Voices to create and launch this grassroots effort in the U.S. |
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We are excited to announce we are now accepting applications for the next Leadership Mentoring Retreat for Young Adults! The retreat is planned for 2-5 November 2012 in Ellenton, Florida (USA). Click here for more information and the application.
The application deadline is 31 August 2012.
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ICM Santo Domingo (Dominican Republic) celebrated 5 years of ministry in April! Click here for a PDF version of a PowerPoint presentation they created -- a powerful testimony to God and MCC.
MCC Los Angeles (California, USA) celebrated Asia Pacific Heritage Month by having Rev. Stedney Phillips speak and the 4G/Faithlift Filipino choir sing. Click here to view that service and learn more about the growth of MCC in the Philippines.
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(in conjunction with OZ/NZ Network Gathering)
8-11 June 2012
Brisbane, Australia
17-21 July 2012
Dallas, Texas (USA)
The deadline to reserve a hotel room is 25 June 2012. Call 1-800-THE-OMNI (843-6664) and mention our group name: MCC Young Adult Summit. If you are looking for a roommate, join us in the MCC Young Adult group on Facebook to post for a roommate.
Clergy Retreat
27-30 August 2012
Delray Beach, Florida (USA)
17-20 September 2012
Venice, Florida (USA)
(in conjunction with Worship Summit)
21-24 October 2012
Kansas City, Missouri (USA)
Application deadline: 1 August
24-25 August 2012
Location TBA (USA)
21-22 September 2012 Saint Petersburg, Florida (USA) 19-20 October 2012 Kansas City, Missouri (USA) 9-10 November 2012 Austin, Texas (USA)
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THEN
From 1968 to 1969, MCC grew to 9 church congregations around the U.S. Four in California; one each in Arizona, Florida, Hawaii, Illinois, and Texas.
NOW As of 1 June 2012, MCC has 60 active NEW Church Start projects in 27 nations. Eighteen in Brazil; eight in the U.S.; three each in England, Mexico, and Philippines; two each in Colombia, Panama, and Venezuela; one each in Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Ecuador, El Salvador, Honduras, Ireland (Northern), Kenya, Malaysia, Paraguay, Poland, Romania, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, and Zimbabwe. Click here to view details of MCC's current global presence. |
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